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Zeba Gulzar

Seattle

Summary

Category Management professional with 7 years of experience driving growth, improving supply-chain performance, and managing end-to-end vendor operations across fast-paced eCommerce environments. Skilled in pricing and assortment planning, forecasting, inventory optimization, and KPI governance. Known for strong ownership, analytical rigor, and cross-functional collaboration, with a consistent track record of enhancing category efficiency, strengthening vendor relationships, and delivering measurable business impact.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Vendor Consultant

Amazon
07.2023 - 10.2025

• Monitored 8+ KPIs across top brands in Personal Computer Category (SanDisk, Micron, Western digital, Fujifilm, Polaroid, Instax EU, Transcend, etc), collectively valued at ~€200M annually , achieving 96–99% KPI success and driving stable account performance.

• Achieved ~25% YoY revenue growth for Micron and SanDisk by improving pricing accuracy, selection planning, and inventory readiness.

• Manages vendor participation, inventory checks and deal margins in all Amazon Tier-1 events including Prime Day, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Back to School Sale.

• Maintained catalog health for multiple vendors with 5K+ product listings ensuring 95%+ Item Data Quality, product safety & energy compliance, investigated and mitigated product suppression.

• Identified and resolved FC-level supply chain issues, improving routing accuracy, reducing defect penalties by ~30% YoY , and ensuring smooth onboarding of vendors into Amazon systems

• Reduced Micron out of stock rate from 8.98% → 1.79% and raised confirmation Rate from 53.9% → 95.8% through rigorous supply chain interventions.

• Served as the Memory & Storage category POC, responsible for leading WBRs and MBRs, insights, team access, vendor escalations, and ensuring smooth operational coordination.

Assistant Category Manager

Myntra(Walmart Affiliate)
04.2021 - 07.2023

• Managed Men's Grooming, Appliances, and Skincare portfolio representing 18%+ of Beauty & Personal Care revenue, delivering 30% YoY category growth through strategic planning and analytics.

•Improved inventory health by increasing fill rate from ~88% to 95%, boosting top-seller availability and driving 18% higher sell-through.

• Negotiated vendor terms, executed JBP plans, and strengthened profitability through strategic interventions increasing category margins by 150+ bps.

• Launched multiple brands on the platform including Syska, Realme, Havells, Xiaomi, and SERY, contributing ~12% incremental revenue to the category.

Assistant Category Manager

Reliance Retail
02.2018 - 04.2021

• Managed and grew the Spices & Condiments (CPG) category by ~70%, driven by assortment expansion, regional SKU launches, and strategic vendor partnerships

• Expanded assortment by 30%+, introducing high-velocity SKUs and regional spice blends that rapidly became top performers

• Improved in-stock availability by 15–18%, reducing lost sales across stores

• Developed targeted promotions that increased festive-season sales by 30–35%

• Successfully onboarded multiple regional and national suppliers, strengthening the category's competitive position

• Improved pricing competitiveness by ~10%, resulting in higher conversion and customer retention.

Education

MBA - Marketing

Universal Business School
Mumbai
01.2018

Bachelor's - Psychology (Honors)

Calcutta University
01.2016

Skills

  • Account & Vendor Management
  • Ecommerce Strategy
  • Pricing & Promotion Planning
  • Assortment & Inventory Planning
  • Business Analytics & Forecasting
  • KPI Optimization
  • Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  • P&L Ownership
  • Process Improvement & SOP Development
  • MS Office

Accomplishments

• Launched loose-spices counters across large-format stores, creating a premium “touch-and-feel” customer experience and generating a 25%+ sales uplift within the first 60 days

• Designed a nationwide CSA training program for 150+ brands and 2,500+ SKUs, significantly improving product expertise and store-level customer assistance across India

• Rolled out region-specific brand introductions in GPC category that rapidly became top performers, driving strong local adoption and meaningfully improving category contribution.

• Received internal appreciation for strategic category turnaround and rapid launch execution across multi-region store formats.

Timeline

Vendor Consultant

Amazon
07.2023 - 10.2025

Assistant Category Manager

Myntra(Walmart Affiliate)
04.2021 - 07.2023

Assistant Category Manager

Reliance Retail
02.2018 - 04.2021

MBA - Marketing

Universal Business School

Bachelor's - Psychology (Honors)

Calcutta University